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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
- 60% gaming, 30 % web surfing, 10% Photoshop
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1,000 w/ tax and shipping included (a little flexible here). Obviously I will be getting the 3 monitors separately and this is not included in the above price.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
US, Richmond, VA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Case, Mobo, CPU, RAM, PSU, CPU Cooler, CD Burner, keyboard, mouse, HDD, SSD
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Two MSI nVidia 460s - plan to use in SLI - gift from brother
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, I plan to but have never messed with this before
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
Currently 1680 x 1050 and 22". I would like to do a 3 monitor setup using 27". This would then be 5760 x 1200.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Now. I hope to get in the next week and then assemble the week after that. Plan to have everything together and running before 12/14/11.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
It will definitely need dual SLI for the dual 460s. I would like tri-SLI capability in the mobo if I can do within my budget. I plan to pickup another 460 down the road (not included in budget). Would like USB 3.0 and SATA 6GB/s
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No, I will need to buy a 64 bit copy of Windows 7. This needs to fit in the $1,000 budget. Any guidance as to what version I should get based on what I will use computer for?
So far I am thinking about:
I have concern that the i5 may limit the tri-sli setup. Is this a valid concern for future games (say in the next 6 - 12 months)?
I also want a power supply that will be able to push a tri-sli setup if down the road I go to tri 560s or 66X (net iteration of nVidia cards).
-=Thanks!
- 60% gaming, 30 % web surfing, 10% Photoshop
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1,000 w/ tax and shipping included (a little flexible here). Obviously I will be getting the 3 monitors separately and this is not included in the above price.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
US, Richmond, VA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Case, Mobo, CPU, RAM, PSU, CPU Cooler, CD Burner, keyboard, mouse, HDD, SSD
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Two MSI nVidia 460s - plan to use in SLI - gift from brother
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, I plan to but have never messed with this before
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
Currently 1680 x 1050 and 22". I would like to do a 3 monitor setup using 27". This would then be 5760 x 1200.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Now. I hope to get in the next week and then assemble the week after that. Plan to have everything together and running before 12/14/11.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
It will definitely need dual SLI for the dual 460s. I would like tri-SLI capability in the mobo if I can do within my budget. I plan to pickup another 460 down the road (not included in budget). Would like USB 3.0 and SATA 6GB/s
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No, I will need to buy a 64 bit copy of Windows 7. This needs to fit in the $1,000 budget. Any guidance as to what version I should get based on what I will use computer for?
So far I am thinking about:
[*]Case - Need suggestion
[*]Mobo- Need suggestion (tri-sli)- CPU - i5-2500K
- RAM - G. Skill 2 x 4 GB 1333
[*]PSU - Need suggestion (needs to support tri-sli 460s) - Cooling - CoolerMaster Hyper 212+
- DVD - Plan to get generic one
[*]HDD - I think the hitachi 1tb was recommended... - SSD - Crucial M4 SSD
I have concern that the i5 may limit the tri-sli setup. Is this a valid concern for future games (say in the next 6 - 12 months)?
I also want a power supply that will be able to push a tri-sli setup if down the road I go to tri 560s or 66X (net iteration of nVidia cards).
-=Thanks!
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